2020

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INTERCULTURAL PROGRAM FOR KIDS

MobileCommunication
FundActivity Report

Andrew Woolner photography awoolner.com

In 2020, the spread of the new coronavirus infection has resulted in difficulties in organizing activities under the state of emergency. Facing some troubles
that are difficult to run as initially planned, we had no choice but to reconsider how to push the project forward. But thanks to our project members’ passion
and creative ideas, it was a year of trying our best while switching to conducting activities online. This year, SCC conducted a live telecast online tour with
our member who is currently living in India. While making full use of IT technology, placed in the current adversity, we were able to plan an activity acrossborders. Overcoming difficult times, our team was able to climb up a step. Additionally this year, with the cooperation from Certified NPO AtHome, weoffered a program for school children at the afterschool and conducted a children’s intercultural activity with the elementary school children. As we expand
our business to a wider range of school children in the future, we have received very valuable feedback. SCC would like to take this opportunity to offer ourheartfelt gratitude. Docomo Mobile Communication Fund has supported the Children's Intercultural Exchange Project for two years and with the help ofmany people, we were able to proceed with our business this year. Thank you very much.

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01 SCHEDULE
Number of Participants

153 children

Representative Director

Keiko Misaka（The Year 2019 103 children）

Participated children and country: Germany, Thailand, Philippines, China, Malaysia, India, United Kingdom, Canada, Indonesia,Australia, Pakistan, Japan① October 31, 2021

Halloween (Tsuzuki Chuo Park)② November 15, 2020

Multilingual Storytime - Chinese, English, Thai and Japanese (co-hosted with Tsuzuki Library)③ December 6, 2020

A Virtual Tour to India for Kids and Families (Zoom)④ December 20, 2020

Christmas Party(Yamauchi Chiku Center)⑤January 3, 2021

From South Korea - Learn the secrets of BTS music through experiencing percussion instruments (Zoom)⑥January 31, 2021

Japanese Cuisine Online Cooking - Making Futomaki Sushi with Children and Parents (Zoom)⑦ March 28, 2021

Easter (Tsuzuki Chuo Park)⑧ April 18, 2021

Multilingual Storytime - German, English, Spanish and Japanese (Tsuzuki MY Plaza)⑨ July 31, 2021

Online Event SDG from the Health Viewpoint-Learning from Thailand (co-hosted with GranJapon Ltd. andTokyu S Reyes)⑩ November 21, 2021 Family Indian Cooking Class (co-hosted with Nakamachidai Chiku Center)⑪ November 28, 2021 Asia at A Glance (co-hosted with Tsuzuki Minka-en)
Program for Afterschool ー Monitoring sessions for Certified NPO At Home 31 children①December 23, 2020

What is India’s Festival Diwali? (online)②March 23, 2021

What is Thailand like ? (online)③October 30, 2021

Halloween - Comparing Asia’s Ghost (in-person)

活動の成果

02 ACHIEVEMENTS

In addition to the implementation request by the Tsuzuki library, Kanagawa

Plaza for Global Citizenship (Earth Plaza) requested SCC to run the Multilingual
Storytime at their facility and conducted ‘Asia Round the World of Picture Books'
on March 21, 2021. Also, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum noticed that ouractivities are giving benefits to children with foreign roots and asked forcooperation to run a diversity program. Based on a request by the museum, SCC
co-hosted ‘What makes the letter beautiful?’ on November 23, 2021. SCC
members did the translation and supported families of children with foreignroots. SCC has been doing our activities in the Northern Yokohama region,
however, in the year 2020, requests have been pouring in from other areas aswell. SCC also received a request from ‘Casiotone’ electric piano of Casio
Computer Ltd. to shoot international families, which shows the growing
awareness of diversity among companies and external organizations.
Even in the Covid-19 pandemic, we have received requests to become SCC
supporters one after another. The rapid increase of the supporters is something
not seen in past years. Accepting requests to get involved as a supporter is aremarkable achievement this year. Since April 2021, just within half a year, SCC
registered 10 new supporters. Although most are Japanese housewives who
have had a challenging experience in parenting overseas, there are also single(not married) supporters in their 20’s and 30’s. That means the attributes thathave centered around parenting groups have widened.

03 FUTURE PLANS

Since 2019, SCC has been pushing this project forward with instructors from
Asian countries ranging from Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, South
Korea, China, and also from the United Kingdom, Germany, and Costa Rica in aneffort to enhance intercultural understanding among children. After eachactivity, each child engaged in the reflection time on the program by using
stickers. Through this self-evaluation, we assessed children's awareness orinterest in cultural differences. The 12 yrs old Japanese who joined themultilingual storytime remarked that even though she had not understood thelanguage, it was impressing and inspiring. Also, the child who joined the family
Indian cooking compared the differences of the rice shape by touching and evenmore smelling it. Based on these two years and the feedback from themonitoring after school, we will be moving forward to package the contents asan ‘Intercultural Understanding Education Program’ and provide it to afterschool and educational facilities to nurture children's global minds.

SPONSHORSHIP・COOPERATION

We sincerely thank the NPO Mobile Communication Fund for providing a grant
for this project. Also, we appreciate the great support from the Regional
Promotion Division in Tsuzuki Ward and all the people and companies who
cooperated with us.
Certified NPO At Home /Granjapon Co.,Ltd. / Nakamachi dai Chiku Center/ NPO
Mobile Communication Fund /Tokyu F Rayes /Tsuzuki Library /Tsuzuki Minka
en/Tsuzuki Ward Office （Alphabetical order）

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Email: info.sccjapan@gmail.com

https://sharingcaringculture.org

We made this report with the grant offered by 2020 Docomo Mobile Communication Fund.